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RENTON, Wash. – The Seattle Seahawks turned to a familiar name to try and add depth at quarterback, signing former practice squad QB Josh Portis to a two-year contract on Wednesday. The signing of Portis came after the team earlier in the day officially announced the signing of free agent defensive tackle Tony McDaniel and...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a week off, the Oregon Tech softball team returns to Cascade Collegiate Conference play against Eastern Oregon and College of Idaho this weekend and the Owls will do so two spots higher in the national rankings. OIT moved from No. 15 to No. 13 in the latest NAIA Softball...

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon Ducks began spring practice Tuesday under new coach Mark Helfrich. The team’s former offensive coordinator, who was promoted to head coach in January after Chip Kelly left for the Philadelphia Eagles, called his first practice at the helm ”weird, at points.” Oregon is coming off a 12-1 season that was...

SAN FRANCISCO – Free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha reached agreement on a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday that could pay him as much as $3 million this year. Asomugha’s representative, Ben Dogra, said that Asomugha is expected to sign his new deal Wednesday. He was busy taking high school students around...

LOS ANGELES – Madison Bumgarner has the Dodgers’ number. The left-hander pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 win while overshadowing the major league debut of high-priced Los Angeles pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on Tuesday night. Bumgarner (1-0) struck out six and walked none in the second straight gem at...

OAKLAND, Calif. – Winning a franchise-best 22 spring training games is one thing. The Seattle Mariners are doing it in games that count, against the defending division champions. Michael Morse hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, Hisashi Iwakuma followed up Felix Hernandez’s gem with an impressive outing of his own, and Seattle beat...

Here’s the simple reason Carson Palmer is an Arizona Cardinal: When you have a chance to upgrade the quarterback position, you upgrade the quarterback position. No player is more important to a team’s success, and it’s not even close. Palmer is an upgrade over Drew Stanton, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Lindley and now-released John Skelton....

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Going from a playoff contender in Seattle to a rebuilding project in Oakland doesn’t seem to bother Matt Flynn much. If anything, the Raiders’ new quarterback is embracing his new surroundings – and his new role. With Carson Palmer having been traded to Arizona in a deal that was completed Tuesday, Flynn...

Tuesday Games BaseballEagle Point at Henley – 4 p.m.- Henley is off to a 6-2 start and have put up over nine runs per game. Eagle Point started 4-1, but have lost four straight games. Summit at Mazama – 4:30 p.m.- Mazama hasn’t scored more than two runs in its last three games, starting...